On March 4 The sale of a rare extraterrestrial nonfungible token (NFT) set a record for the second-highest price ever for a CryptoPunk, fetching 4,500 Ethereun (ETH). Worth $16,032,959 at the time of sale.
Among us, aliens
An unidentified bidder bought the NFT, known as CryptoPunk #3100, at approximately 2:30 pm UTC. The buyer increased their first bid of 4,250 Ethereum (ETH) (worth $14.78 million at the time) to the closing price of 4,500 ETH after several days of bidding.
Punk 3100 bought for 4,500 ETH ($16,032,959.47 USD) by 0x705876 from 0x7b8961. https://t.co/YMzLi5i8se #cryptopunks #ethereum pic.twitter.com/FcdGF83uNc
— CryptoPunks Bot (@cryptopunksbot) March 4, 2024
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Out of 10,000 CryptoPunks, CryptoPunk #3100 is one of just 406 that has a headband. But the fact that it is one of just nine Alien CryptoPunks is probably why it is worth what it is now.
Image source: CryptoPunks
On February 12, 2022, CryptoPunk #5822, an extraterrestrial wearing a bandana. Sold for 8,000 Ethereum, which was worth $23.7 million at the time. This was the biggest winning offer for a CryptoPunk to yet. It’s interesting to note that 481 CryptoPunks wear bandanas. Compared to 406 who have headbands, making the former slightly less uncommon than the latter.
